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First Day's Fighting in Convention Ends in Defeat foiH$ryan
LOSES FIRST FIGHT
FOR PROGRESSIVES
Bryan Defeated for Temporary Chairmanship
of Convention by Vote of 579 to 510.
Kern Named to Make Race Against Parker, but
Declines and Nebraskan Takes to Himself 1 ask
of Leading Radical Wing.
Baltimore. Md., Juno 15.? William
Yenningi Bryan lost his iirat ngrhi
for progressive control of lite
Democrat i>- National Concontlon to?
day! when he was defoated for
temporary chairman of tho conven?
tion by Alton B. Parker. Mr. Bryan
llrst nominated .Senator Kern to op?
pose Parker. The latter declined thaj
honor nnd named Mr Bryan to make
the ilKht. The Nebraskan made an
eloquent plea "for the cause ho had
represented for sixteen yours," but It
was unavailing.
Tl.e debute preceding the roll call
threw the convention into wild dis?
order.
The veto on a roll call was Parker,
?79; Bryan, 510.
A last desperate effort to avert a
bitter factional lipht was made by
the Bryan forces, when the Demo-i
crntic convention took up the prob-1
lern of selecting a temporary chair- ;
mnn. So sharp did the lines divide
thVt Mr. Bryan liimtself became a
(candidate for the temporary chair*,
manshlp.
Pleads for Ilarmonr.
After Bryan lind maue a speech;
nominating Senator Kern, of Indiana,
and attacking Alton Kern, of Indiana;
took the stand. He made a plea for
harmony, asked Parker to join him
in withdrawing from t..e contest tori
temporary chairman and substituting
any one o*. a list of several men. At
tor -.valtln Kin vain for a reply from
Parker, Kern himself , withdrew andj
nominated Bryan.
Attain Bryan took the platform He
accepted the nomination and the lllic-l
up for the llnal struggle was com?
plete.
Chairman Mack dropped h's gavel
?t 12:16 1*. M.. with the announce?
ment .
"The convention will he In order.
The sergcant-at-arms will clear the
eislcs."
Cardinal Gibbons, in his brilliant
scarlet robes, pronounced the opening
invocation, the entire assemblage
stundlnri with bowed hends.
Senator Kern entered the hail as the
prayer closed and received a round of
applause, with scattered shouts of
"Bryan."
. Chairman Mack directed the reading
of the names of the temporary olflcers.
The fir-1 named?Alton B. Parker, of
New York, for temporary chairman ?
was greeted with a great wave of!
cheering', to which tho band added its'
liveliest strain. An the list was con-1
eluded Mr. Bryan stepped forward. '
storm of Cheers.
The crowd caught slitlit of him for
the first time, and there was iv storm of
cheering, Mr. Bryan shook his hcrll,
held up his hand and made other at?
tempts to quell the outburst. This f??l
Inp, the bund began lo play. Mr.
Ilryan snt down, fanning himself ner?
vously with a bljr palm leaf. The
band stopped, ami Mr. Bryan pleaded
for quiet. The choerlng continued,
however, for two minutes, the naileries i
being the last to subside. Mr. Bryan:
saldi
"G.-ntlemen of the Convention.
"I rise to place In nomination for
temporary chairman of this convention
the name of lion. John W. Kern, of In?
diana."
A cheer greeted tho announcement.'
Mr. Bryan again appealed for quiet.
"And in thus disputing from the
judgment of our national committee l
recognise that the burden of pi oof Is
on me to overthrow the assumption
of the committee that It is represent?
ing in this Instance the wishes of the"
party and the country.
"I cull your attention to the facti
that our rules provide that the com-i
mit toe's recommendation hoi filial.
The very fact* that-tile convention has,
the right to accept-or reject that roc-1
ommeiidatloii is conclusive proof that
the presumption in favor of this con-1
ventlon Is a higher presumption than
that In favor of the wisdom of the
committee, if thnt Is not proof thnti
1 have the confidence of the Democrats
of this nation I shall not attempt to
produ-e proof" i
A cheer Interrupted.
Ills i rrdentlnls,
"If any of you ask for my creden
I Hals. If you inqUlrc why I, a mere del
I cgatc from one of the Smaller stat"s.
I should present o name und ask you to
j accept It. I beg to tell you that In
j three campaigns I have been the chnm
I pioti of the Democratic party's prlnci
plea nnd have received the votes of
6,000,000 Democrats. 1 remind you
[that confidence imposed in a human
, being carries with It certain respon?
sibilities."
Mr, Bryan said tie would not deserve
; this confidence if he wore not willing
[to meet defeat and humiliation in it:,
j defense.
"1 recognise that a man cannot carry
on a political warfare In defense of
the people for twenty years without
making enemies, and I recognise that
those enemies have been active every
moment and are active now.
"The fact that 1 have lived is proof
that i have not deserted tho people.
If 1 had forgotten them they would not
have remembered nie. I take for my
text this morning the text the com?
mittee has been kind enough to put
on the walls for me."
lie then quoted the Iis banner on tho
wall, which, under a picture of Andrew
Jackson, read:
"Ho never sold the truth to serve thu
hour."
"That is the language of the hero of
Monticello, and 1 would not bo
worthy of the support 1 have
received. If 1 had been willing to 'sell
the truth for the hour' at that time."
Tho delegates smiled at the reference
to "Month olio," tor the quotation was
not front Jefferson, but from Jackson.
"Let mo free myself from any crit?
icism that ony one may have made or i
may attempt to make hereafter.
Worked for Harmony,
"Is there any other delegate in this
convention of over 1,000 who tiled
earlier than I to secure harmony In
this convention? At the end of sixteen
years of battle," continued Mr, Bryan,
"1 lind the things 1 have fought for
triumphant, not only in my own party,
but In the Republican as well."
This sally was met With applause.
Mr. Bryan said lie clearly was en?
titled to tho piivclege of speaking and
rejoicing with Iiis party. lie said he i
had been more anxious for harhiony
than for the opportunity to address I
the party. * j
"In thu committee." said Mr. Bryan,
"the friends of Mr. Clark and .Ml. Wil- i
son were unable to agree upon a can?
didate."
But Mr Bryan sold later they hud
agreed upon Mr. Parker.
Another ein er Interrupted.
"John Vv. kern has been faithful
every .lay of that sixteen years. It
has cost him time, money and the
I wear of body and mind, lie has been
free w'th all he said. Four years itno
it was John W. Kern Who stood by me
and helped me take tile last strong?
hold, lie helped me uphold the policy
of publicity of campaign contributions,
which has now swept the country.
"it was John Kern who stqod with
mo "ii that Denver platform, which dc
mnnded tin election <>f Senators by di?
rect vote of thu people. Now lie is in
the Senate, where he can show the
American people how b'g an American
Senator should be.
?And now he is leading a fight In
the United bHates Senate to purge
I that body of Lorimer. hWat better
I man could have to open n convention?"
CrlPM for I'lirlcer.
I "Parker, Parker," interrupted a nuiri
' her ?,f delegates, and the call swept
I the ;,rmory.
"I repent what better man could we
' find?"
! "Parker, Parker." broke out the
, tiie delegates. Mr. Bryan stopped for
a moment.
.'? I . Bre nn said he spoke for Darker
? In 1901, but was not in sympathy with
i li.c candidate or the men who stood be?
hind his nomination And there came
Inn interruption and cries of "Parker."
"\\ e are writing history to-day,"
continued Mr. Bryan, "and this con?
vention is to announce to the country
whether this country is to take up the
challenge thrown at Chicago by n con?
vention controlled by predatory wealth
or answer It by ourselves submitting
to pied.uoiy wealth, and give tho
WM Name Champ Clark
Senator James At Hrrd, of Missouri, who ?III place ( bump ( lurk in nomi?
nation at Hi, convention in linliimnre.
iCor-yr.frht, American Press Ast'n.)
Orator jor Marshall
Scnntor Ilciijamln V, Shlvcljr? ?( |n(||
in nomination nt Hie
nmi, ivJin will place Governor Marshall
convention in Ilalliunrc.
(Copy-right, American Press Ass'n.)
omni try no party."
Applause again Interrupted liltn.
Mr. Bryan then declared that tho
people "f the country "well know
tho Influences that dominated tho Chi?
cago convention ami made It a farce,
that these Interests are hero and more
brazenly at work than they were at I
Chicago." :
"I appeal to you. Let the commence- I
ment of this convention be such that ,
Democrats can raise up their heads]
amongst their fellows und say: "Tho
Democratic party is unafraid; You can't
fright, ii ll wiih your Ryans or buy It j
with your Belmonts.' "
Here a roar ol cheers broke from j
the delegates and galleries. Hats
were swung in the air and the cheers ;
swept toward the stage. But the \
demonstration was short, and Bryan j
continued.
"Mr lfl.mis." raid Mr. Bryan, "If |
the candidate of tile committee wero I
an unknown man we would Judge him
by the forces that were back of him.
We know wlio the candidate Is. We
know he Is tile man chosen eight years
ago when the party, beaten for eight
yearn, thought it might be well to try
to win with those who hail dofented us '
In the two previous campaigns."
Again came I he Interrupting cries of j
Tarker. Parker."
Deserted by Wall .Street.
"The country," he continued, "has not j
forgotten that that convention was in- j
flucnccd In its action by promises of j
large campaign fupds from Wall Street, I
and they have not forgotten the fact ?
thai after a corporation management
of tiie campaign had alienated the
tank and file of the party Wnll Street ;
threw the party down and elected a !
Republican.
"They have not forgotten that when
the vote was counted we had a million j
ami a quarter less votes than in tue I
two campaigns before, nnei a mtll'on ?
and a quarter less than in the next I
campaign.
"They have not forgotten that 't is |
lh( same man. backed by the same In- i
fluences, who is to be forced on a pro- 1
gresslvc party, to open a progressive,
campaign."
While Mr. Bryan was speaking- Thos. j
F. Ryan was pitting on the convention I
floor.
"You ask why I know that speech
would not be satisfactory when 1 have
not rend it." said Mr. Bryan. "I tell
you, ihe man. not the words, makes
I the speech."
i Mr. Bryan was Interrupted again i
with cries of "Parker, Parker,"
?Tl.? Democratic party has led this
fight until it has stimulated the Re?
publican hosts lo go and du likewise,
'and at last appear willing to trust
I the people with control of their own
government.
"I repent, we have been traveling in
the wilderness. We now come in sight .
Of the promised land. During all the
'many years of darkness progressive
Democracy has been the people's pillar
[of fire by night.
? I pray you, del-gates, now that '
[dawn of day has come, do not rob
the -people of the right to have our I
I party as their pillar of cloud by
'day." I
j This brought the Bryan Sympathlz
' < ts to their feet, and Mr. Bryan let
it stand as bis concluding words.
Senator Kern followed Mr. Bryan to
Ilia front of the platform. There was
much speculation as to what he would
J say. It ivas Said he would decline the
I nomination and urge Mr. Bryan in bis
Place.
tppenls Direct lo Parker,
1 ML Kern's purpose at ln?t became
I known, lie appealed to Judge .Parker
10 join him ui ging some men like
Senator James A- O'Gormah as Hie
compromise candidate, He" declared
the discord would cense if Judge Par?
ker and his associates would agree
Ion any on.- <>f the following in nddl
I tion to Senator O'Gormon: Senator
I Culbcrson, of Texas, Senator Luke
I Lea. of Tennessee; Representative
Clnylon, "f Alabama; former Govcr
I nor .lames 15. Campbell, of Ohio, or
former Governor Folk, of Missouri.
I Senator K<rn made his challenge 10
'the New York delegation direct, ll
was ii remarkable scene, and took the
Convention entirely by surprise ?udge
Parker was seen In nnlmnted conver?
sation with his colleagues. Judge
Parker said to anxious Inqulflera that
Representative Fitzgerald , of .New
York, soon would speak for him.
In the meantime the convention was
J in wild disorder, Senator Kern still
held the tloor, and Chairman Mack
I pounded for ordor. Senator Kern look
the r.elegatos to task for deriding
Mr, Bryan. He said he mulil be
I kille.1. bUI tt would not ne homicide.
"It WOUld be suicide. It would bring
I shame ami sorrow to six million peo?
ple in this land."
I "I luoe made my appeal," snid Mr.
i Kern. "Who! is my response? if
i there Is no response. lo* the responsi
| bility rest where It shou.d. if this
I is to be a contest like a contest be?
tween the peoplo and the powers, I
am not tit to be Its leader. If my
proposition is to be ignored, there 1?
only ono man fit to leud the hosts
of progress. That man Pas been nt
the forefront for sixteen year.", Wil?
liam Jennings Bryan.
?If you must have light, then the
lender must be worthy of the. cause;
that leader must be Mr. Bryan."
Senator Kern sat down amid cheers
: nd jeering, and Mr. Bryan again
at ose.
Accepts the Leadership.
Mr. Bryan said he tried to get thei
committee to agree. progressive,
lie said he urged Senaiol-Elect James
tc bo the lender In tho light, but ho
could not consent. II. went next to
Si n.itur O'Qorman, and then at laut!
he appealed to Senator Kern. "I stand
ready to support any progress've who
Will lend," he added, "but If no other i
progressive appears l . hall accept thel
leadership, and let you express,
through me >nur advocacy or opposi?
tion to the principle.- we have fought;
for sixteen years."
Theodore Bell, of California, took)
the platform as Mr. Bryan returned'
t. bis seat.
Mr. Bell said he dUl not believe there
was any sinister Influences at work be?
hind Judge Barker. Many loyal friends
of Mr. Bryan would vote for Judge
Barker.
Shouts of "Bryan. Bryan," inter- j
rtiptcd the speaker. They came;
largely from tl.o gullet ics.
Quiet was restored at last nnd Bell
asserted tbnt Judge Parker's Demo?
cracy had withstood the severest tests
to which any man s Democracy could
be subject.... and hail received the
approval ol Mr. Bryan in 1?04.
Again the disorder broke out In the
galleries and was queued with diffi?
culty.
Representative Fltitsrerald, spokes?
man for the New York delegation, was
recognised.
"Jrte Is a Cannon man from Now
York." shouted a delegate at Fltz
gcrald.
ilnii in Disorder.
It was a long time before Mr. Fitz?
gerald could proci I. As he address?
ed the convention the disorder spread
to nil parts of th. hall except the dele?
gate section.
it became known that Senator Kern.
Ill from the effects of the heat In the
hall, had been hurried to his hotel.
A chorus from the roar of the hall
drowned out Fitzgerald's Intended
eulogy of Parker v. Ith renewed cries,
"Oh. you, Cannon! A Cannon Demo
C IH t 1"
"This convention will adjourn at
once, unlcs? wt, l.ave order." an
nounced Sergcsnt-at-Arins Martin, but
even that threat failed to quiet the
tumult. Mf. l itzg.ral l decided to go
ahead despite* the noise.
?New York." he concluded, "will
loyally abide by the decision of this
convention."
with this statement Mr. Fitzgerald|
returned to the tioor.
A squad <<f polb ? oh duty outside
Of the hull was Wrought In and the
Htsles were cleared with difficulty. The
?.alicricH seemed beyond all control
and Intent upon shouting to their
heart'.- content.
Wiiiie the demonstration was on
Chairman Mack announced that the
roll would be ca II? d.
??\\'.- protest ac 11unt that," shouted!
a Bryan supportei "We will have no!
gag rule here as they had nt Chi-j
cago." j
Mnck was preparing to enforce his.
ordSr when Bryan burst through tue
i tow.I behind tho stage. With sweat
streaming from his fnco and ret jaws!
I ,? leaped to (he front of the stage. j
! A cheer greeted htm as he leaned!
I fcrward. For a few minutes the hall
?was swept by even wilder disorder.
! "1 rise in a point oi order." -aid
IMr. Bryan when i r. could make him
-.eii heard. "Oui Conventions are gov?
erned by ruler- Tho chairman an?
nounced the roll would bo called while'
persons were standing and seeking
recognition. As no limitation has;
bee n placed on ... bate- the chairman
! has no right under the ruler, to close
I It."
"The chair el<.?ire? to make n state
' ment," explained Chairman Mack. "A
' motion was made from the lloor to
, close debate, l dl l not do It."
I Senator Leo 'mi ? ed that debate be j
(limited to flfte.-n minutes on each
'side, Chairman Mack decided that the]
, motion carried.
Wall Sir.et vs. ntynn.
|_ Cone Johnson, of Texas, rose. "All
rj know." he said is that the fight Is
on; that Bryan is on one side and]
Wall Street on the, other."
An outburst <,f cheering greeted
;thls statement m i Johnson soon con-,
t eluded with the Words: "Ood bless you '
j all for your dei (.rum."
i here wen- .... more speakers nnd
i the roll was called,
Alabama's Iwcniy-four votes were
cast for.Parker, and were Immediate?
ly challenged. A noil of the delega?
tion was made in tne midst of the
j Alabama call the ehslrman of tho dele
Ration said he nn<l his nRsoelatcs hart
boon Instructed to vote under the
unit rule. This was denied by olio of
tho dele-Rales.
Tho resolution of instructions to
thj delegation was sent to the desk
and road. It Instructed for Under
wood for President, and ordered the
delegation to vote as "a unit on all
questions affecting bis candidacy."
Senator l.ea. of Tennessee, shouted
thnt Mr. Underwood's candidacy was
not Involved In the Bryan-Parker
tight, and said If the chairman held
that the unit rule applied he would
appeal from the decision. Alabama
was passed while the chairman coti
sldrrcel tho question.
Arizona was next . ailed and de?
manded a poll, Result Bryan, I;
Parker, ??'.
Arkansas cast her eighteen votes]
n? a unit for Pnrk:r. California di?
vided. Parker. 18; Bryan. 7: Kern. 1.
Colorado split, six and six helwem
Parker and Bryan. Connecticut gave
twelve to Parker and nv.i to Bryan.
Delaware went (Oltdly for Bryan?six
votes. Florida Hopped to Parker, with
eleven Votes; one to Bryan.
Georgia's twenty-eight all were
given to Parker. Idaho gave her
eight to Bryan. Illinois voted under
the unit rule??fifty-eight for Parker.
Indiana gave twenty-one to Parker,
eight to Bryan; one absent.
Iowa split even?th.rteen to thirteen.
Kansas gave all twenty to Bryan;
Kentucky gave Barker seventeen and
one-half, and Bryan seven and one
half: one absent.
DouIsias split ten r.nd ten.
Maine gave eleven to Parker, one to
Bryan.
Maryland swung into line with
fourteen and one-half for Parker to
one and nho-half f?r Bryan.
Massachusetts gnve Senator O'GoT
tnnn. of New York, three of her votes,
eighteen for Bryan and fifteen for
Parker.
Nebraska Vote Split.
Michigan gave Parker twenty-one,
I Bryan nine.
.Minnesota gave twenty-four votes
solid foir Bryan.
Mississippi, twenty votes, went sol?
idly for Parker, while Missouri gave
tho New Yorker twenty-two and the
Nebraskan fourteen.
Montana gave only one lo Parker. ,
seven to Bryan.
When Nebraska was called there was]
a moment's silent wait. "Nebraska
gives three to Parker; thirteen to
Bryan,*' called the .State chairman, j
amid applause.
Nevada gav0 six to Bryan.
] New Hampshire, live to Bryan and !
three to Parker.
Then came New Jersey's delegates,
pledged to Wood row' W;lsen. who
'joined the tight on Parker. Twenty
! four of the New Jersey delegates fol?
lowed Mr. Wilson's advlc* und voted
i fvr Bryan. Four went to Parke;-.
Eight votes froth New Mexico went i
j to Bryan, and then it was New York's i
turn.
Deader Charles F. Murphy, of Tain- j
many Hall, arose.
"New York casts ninety voice for I
Alton B. Parker."
North Carolina gave Parker fifteen
arid Bryan nine.
North L>akota went iolid'.y to Bryan,
i with ten.
I Ohio gajve Parker twenty-nine to
Bryan's nineteen.
Oklahoma gave Bryan twenty.
I Oregon (revived Bryan's hopes by
giving him nlno to Parker's one.
Pennsylvania coiled out a Bryan
demonstration when it gave the Ne
brasksn sixty-seven votes to nine for
Parker.
Rhode Island went to tho Parker
standard with ten votes, while South
Carolina gave her eighteen solidly to
the Nebraskan.
S^uth Dakota also went solidly for
Bryan.
Tennessee gave seventeen to Parker,
seven to Bryan.
Texas, n WiDon State, gave forty
solidly for Bryan.
t'ta.h split, four to four, while Ver?
mont gn\> eight to Farker.
Blvea Parker Ylilory.
I Virginia gave fourteen to Parker
and ten to Bryan. This gave Parker
the victory.
Washington went f'.urteen to Bryan.
The absent void Crom Michigan was
announced for Parker.
West Virginia's delegation was
polled, the result being nine and nnc
'hajf for Parker, six and one-half for
Bryan.
Wisconsin went solidly twenty-six
to Bryan.
?Wyoming gave six to Bryan.
Alm-ka split four and two in favor
of Parker
The Philippine Islands and Hawaii
each went the same. whilP Porto Bico
gave two to Parker and four In Bryan.
The District of Columbia gave all
six of Its votes to Parker,
Before the official announcement
could be made Senator I.ea. represent?
ing the Bryan Interests, moved that
inasmuch ?* Judge Parker had re
celved ?70 votes to .'.(irt for Bryan the
nomination be made unanimous. Thorn
wore some Shouts Of "No." but tho
chairman declared tho motion had
been carried.
Senator Stone, of Missouri; Senator
Lea and Judge Hudspeth, of Now Jer?
sey, were named to escort Parker to
the chair.
A round of cheers gretted the newly
elected chairman as he climbed the!
steps to the platform. National Chair?
man Mack confined himself to the
oiere Introduction: "Judge Parker,
' temporary chairman."
\ Judge Parker started to rend his
spi ech, but was Interrupted at tho very
beginning by the. greatest confusion.
Thousands .if persons In the gallery,
content with having witnessed the
big fight, started to leave the hall.
Man;.- of the delegates began to move
I about on tho Hour. The confusion
was such that Representative Fltxger
I aid put a motion to recess until S
P M.. basing his action on the ground
th a tho "delegates were tired out.
The motion was put and carried.
It was 3:40 P. M. when the recess
! was ordered.
Crenten Stir In Dlckerson.
especial to The Times-Dispatch.) )
I Frcellng, Vs., Juno 2.S.?The news]
! of the decision of the Supremo Court |
j as lo whether one party on he made i
j to toatify against the other In elec
' lion bribery rnses. has created quite I
a sl'r among iho violators of this I
i county. Deputy Sheriff Creed M. Van- I
ovor, has been notifying those who
w-ere Indicted at tho March term of
Judge Skeen'a court to trial at tho
coming July term. It appears, how
over, that the officer is having trouble
In finding some of these parties, as
they take earn to keep out of his
way.
CONVENTION SIDELIGHTS
Halllmoro, Juno 25.?"Take the
stnlra anil mivo time." This sign over
each of the elevators in tho Belvedere
Hotel Is charaeterstlo ot the conven?
iences which Hultlmoro has to oflor
for tho Democratic convention. Swarms
of persons crowu about tho elevator
doors. A fow rido, but tho vast ma?
jority road the signs und more or less
reluctantly lake the advice. Hut It
Is hot in Baltimore, and climbing
stairs to the eighth or ninth Moor,
while It may save time, is far from
a pleasant poatlute.
"Walk and biivo lime," would be a
sign equally suitable for cabs and
taxlcabs. The streets u.ro so uarrpw
that these vehicles are constantly
hehl up while Jehus aigue as to which
.shall take precedence, und although
the distances are considerable Ihg un?
fortunate who has business In several
parts of tin- town will generally save
time by walking.
A vivid reminder Of Colonel Cecil
Lyon, of Texas, and the West Vir?
ginia rtoosovettltcs, with their slogan
of "Fight 'em Fight 'em! Fight 'cm!"
was affored whan the Underwood dei?- ;
gallon arrlveu at the Bolvedorc.
Numerous admirers of the Alabama j
candidate had provided themselves
w th giant torpedoes, with which they
bombarded the stone pavements out?
side the hotel and tho marble floors ,
within, so that the delegation enter?
ed to what sounded like a fusillade of
pistol shots. A disgusted advocate of
Mayor Qaynor's nomination remark?
ed:
I'hat Is Just like those wild and
woolly Southerners, Their conception
of enthusiasm Is to lire off n few
hundred blank cartridges under tho
impression that delegates will take
them for popular support."
All suggestion of harmony was I
promptly dispelled when the Kings
county delegation arrived on the
scene. The delegation was headed by
a more than ordinarily vociferous
brass band. which was diligently
playing. "There'll Be a Hot Time In tho I
O.w Town," etc. As this organization I
of no se producers came up the street I
It was confronted by tbu boys' band
of St. Mark's School, playing "Aniei-I
len" wit., equal enthusiasm. Those!
(Who heard the combination of alts
were promptly convinced that the
composers of the respective melodies
had mver collaborated, for a more
dialbollcal succession of discords wait
never heard. The Kings county ag?
gregation was determined not to be
discouraged. The St. Mark's boys felt
that as the first comers they held the
field, ami both pcrserved with absolute
disregard of the results.
"A typical example of Democratic
harmony!'' remarked a disgusted Re?
publican, and he went his way, filled
with regret that Baltimore had cap?
tured the Democratic convention.
There was a mad race across the
country between the special news?
paper trains oi the Baltimore and
<?hio and the Pennsylvania lines. The
Pennsylvania hud made the better
time, but the supply of liquid goods
gave out soon after the special train
left Ch'cago. The Baltimore & Ohio
speclul traveled more slowly, but the
supply of liquids was adequate, anel
the meals were unanimously voted
the best ever eaten on a rallro.nl
train.
Now the question has arisen be?
tween the champions of the respective
roads as to whether it is latter to
travel as light as did the Pennsyl?
vania special and to make the better
time, or to travel as heavy as did the
Baltimore & Ohio, and consequently
more slowly, and deliver the pas?
sengers happy and contented at their
destination. There Is so much differ?
ence of opinion on the subject that It
seems unlikely to be settled until
another four yea is shall have passed
and It becomes necessary again to con
duct a slm'lar race.
one of the most prcttve person*
among the West Virginia delegates
Is Henry Oassaway Davis, vice-presi?
dential candidate on the Democratic
ticket with Parker in 1901. Mr.
Davis Is so far along In the eighties
that he might almost be called nine?
ty, but there Is no one In the Wo?
Virginia delegation who Is more erec*
or more alert or who has a bette
time than he. Mr. Davis lakes a per
semnl interest In every one who wan?
ders Into the state headquarters
makes u point to see that all oro
Introduced to tho ethers and usks It
there Ik anything he can do to
inn lt.- them feel more at Home. No
one over thinks of looking after hint,
he cause he is apparently eo well
able m look after himself. It is, ln?
deed, beginning to bo suggested that,
In view of the support of Judge Par
ker has been receiving tor temporary
chalrntun, "Uncle Henry" may again
have an eye on thy vlce-presldentlul
nomination,
The crowded condition of the Bal?
timore hotels makes It necessary for
those whose time Is valuable !?? resort
to elusive tactics to escape tho cele?
brity seekers. Back entrances, base?
ment doors and lire escapes are gener?
ally used. One of the leaders who
baa established an "inside route" Is
Senator Q'Gorman, of New York.
H title many persons clamored at his
door he carefully sllpcd out on a
lire escape, made his way down to a
lower Hour, entered again through a
window atnl lost himself in the crowd,
Ingenuity of the campaign man?
agers of the Democratic presidential
aspirants I? b.lug put to the test to
llhd some novel way to advertise thtdr
particular hero of the hour.
Almost from the start the Wilton
hatbands become popu.ur. They bot?
the alliterative motto, "Win with Wll?
son." Tho Clark men profited by tho
. xamplo und got out hatbands with
the words. "Champ ''Ink." m blj{ red
biters. The Missouri advertise! s alic
got out a spei laity for women. These
were In reality "Champ Clark" hat
1 anils, but much longer, so as to make
tin ni suitable for sashes.
The Wilson forces procured a spa
clous banquet hall, extending the en?
tire width of the hotel, in which to
entertain visiting delegations. They
retained tin octet to chirp forth Wil?
son songs. The latest addition to the
decorations, of the room was a hand?
written copy of the "You are right"
telegram of Governor Wilson to Wil?
liam J. Bryan last week. The hand?
writing v. as after tho style of the
Governor and was spread over a sheet
? I paper ten feet long.
'"lark forces have hired a "rest
loom" for similar accommodation of
their friends. This hull Is across Bal?
timore Street, and visitors are at?
tracted to It principally by a big elec?
tric "noun' dawg" that blinks Its eyes
and wags Its tall at friendly dele?
gates. They have another "noun"
dawg" In town that barks. This nn?>
was sent to the Clurk headquarters
by Richard McKlndless, chief clerk of
the Criminal Court of Baltimore.
Tho Marshall boomet t. with keen
appreciation for hyt weather, rented a
hotel roof gulden for admirers of the
Indiana man. The Harmon leaders
had n reception room Just opposite
the Wilson room.
Soon after the lii.iocraph Contest,
consisting of attempts to plaster the
hotel from cellar to roof with presl- -
denial pictures, started, the Clark
friends placed In tho hotel lobby a
large likeness of the Speaker, and
hailed on the frame the question:
"Don't ho look llge a I resident';" This
morning r.ome one fastened to It a
sheet of paper bearing the reply: "Ho
do not." The cutting tiling about it
was that the sheet was tacked on
with a Wilson button.
Attention is being paid to John
stone Vance, who Is attending tho
convention ns the nlternate for Jo?
seph M. Halloran, of Connecticut. It
Is said Vance Is the youngest dele?
gate In the convention. lie Is twen?
ty-one years old.
When the Cook County Demo, ratio
Marching Club arrived from Chicago
their sartorial equipment was equal
to the high stsndard of many previ?
ous campaigns ?silk hats, frock coats,
canes and boutonnlercs.
Conferences between William J.
Bryan and Democratic Baders were
somewhat disturbed to-day by an en?
thusiastic minstrel, who Insisted on
serenading the three-times candidate
for President. The minstrel was J. H.
Mering. treasurer nf the Bryan I-,ongue>
of Pennsylvania, and he lifted his
voice In song In the hall Just outside
Mr. Bryan's room. The chorus of thu
campaign ditty ran:
I'd klnd-a-llke to vote for Brysn,
William Jennings Bryan;
i d klnd-a-llke to vote lor Bryan,
And that's just what I'll do.
He Will Nominate Wilson
Judge John W? We?<cott, of Cnmdcn, N. .F., nbn villi nominate Wood row
_r Wllaon at the Ilnl tlmnrr convention. ? ,
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